Yes the keyword is might. Usually the NVidia cards are compatible for any system, that is a little strange, I wouldn't fret about this problem so much, if the computer is old, it may not be worth the effort. In time you could look forward to getting a new one. If you use a computer primarily for music and videos, get a Gateway, if you use a computer for business and internet browsing, get a Dell, but if you do every thing in between, I'd definitelyrecommend an IBM.

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Dear Debbie,
Greetings from New Zealand! Try a different monitor & see if fault still exists...If not the monitor, then could be fault in box...either hardware or software....(???maybe interference from other devices in home/nearby???) Your may need to install/replace video card - if you have one? (I THINK that if it is a fault in the all-in-one motherboard type of video that a separate "PCI" video card MAY solve it?) I hope that these suggestions help?! 'b'ye - Bruce.

most common causes are the frequency of the 42" monitor its not compatible with your vga card. ex: if your monitor only suports 100Mhz but your graphic card just have 80Mhz then you will have a blured, fuzzy or no image at all and the resolution is not a problem at all. you can have 640 x 480 res but if your card and monitor both support the same frequency then you will have a crystal clear image. the only solution is to upgrade your graphic card to one compatible with your monitor. i kow this will not solve your problem but hope it will help you to understand the problem.Regards

Try, right clicking, then pushing the option of customise or personalize (depends on operating system), then it will give you an option (by where you change your background), to change the resolution. Choose one of the bigger ones, then when you hook up the other monitor, it will fit on the screen, and you can go back the the same screen and pick the one that looks best with that display (The monitor should have came with a manual that says the recommended resolution for the display.

It shouldn't make any difference which monitor you are connecting to any computer. In fact, I am running a 19" HP Flat Panel on my Dell Dimension 2400 right now. It is NOT a wide screen monitor as the Dell built in graphics card will not support the RESOLUTION RATIO required for the wide screen. Check what setting is "native resolution" for your monitor and see if your graphics card will support it. If not, using your old monitor, try different resolution settings. Right click on your desk top, click on properties and that should bring up the display properties box. Try a lower setting as larger settings are the ones that will give you a black screen. It will probably give you a smaller picture on your old monitor, or perhaps smaller or larger icons on the desk top. Accept the new settings, turn off your computer and switch monitors, and turn your computer back on. If you get a picture, but it does not fill the whole screen or the icons seem too large or small, then go back into properties from the desktop and try a different resolution ratio until the picture seems correct.

i just had this problem today....in my case the monitor s how straight pattern of vertical line. i already tried to used my laptop plug to monitor and its works. therefore is not monitor issue.....i'm thinking is the video card.

p.s - last week i just replaced a new PSU...could that be the problem?